Oil Pressure in '89 Suburban
swb1
08-01-2006, 01:41 PM
Hi,
My oil pressure gauge reads from 0-60. What is the proper reading for the pressure?? I do not have a owner's manual.
Thanks,
swb1
My oil pressure gauge reads from 0-60. What is the proper reading for the pressure?? I do not have a owner's manual.
Thanks,
swb1
Blue Bowtie
08-01-2006, 02:31 PM
The standard rule of thumb for any SBC (Gen 1) engine is that 1 PSI for every 100 RPM is adequate. Anything above that is not a problem. Anything below that could allow intimate metal contact and accelerated wear, catasrophic failure, or worse, having to listen to Al Gore whine about something ONE MORE TIME...
swb1
08-01-2006, 03:02 PM
Thanks!
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